Not happy with rate rise or cut services
Forum – Firstly, let me express my displeasure at the 15 percent rate hike. If this has been brought about by somebody taking their eye off the ball, the question…
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Why do we have to pay for someone else’s deeds
Forum – I thank Rik Hart and Dick Persson for their contribution to the Central Coast residents’ financial concerns and reiterate that the situation is not the residents’ making and…
Hardly shareholders … just unhappy customers
Forum – I refer to the article in Coast Community News issue 276, where Central Coast Administrator, Dick Persson states under the heading “Financial recovery process begins”, that :as ratepayers…
What’s the point of planning controls that don’t need to be adhered to?
Forum – Tout change, tout c’est la meme chose. The ink isn’t even dry on our brand-spanking-new Development Control Plan, and approval has been given to a non-conforming development at…
Australia Day … is it?
Forum – May I ask that you read this letter in its entirety before proceeding to judgement. Firstly, all four of my grandparents were of British Caucasian origin, so I…
Storm water pipes a source of waste
Forum – A significant contribution to the pollution of Ettalong Beach is via the four storm water pipes between Ferry Rd and Picnic Pde. The storm water pipes have no…
Ratepayers should not bear burden
Forum – When I began getting my rates notices, I noticed I was paying for non-existent storm water drainage. I went to the Council and they said “Oh that’s for…
The bride was rushed to the altar
Forum – I appreciate that a great deal of work has gone into the draft Local Environment Plan (LEP) and Development Control Plan (DCP) and the consideration of submissions to…
We are not alone!
Forum – Irrespective of who or what Party the Central Coast community voted for in September 2017 to comprise the newly amalgamated Council, we are surely entitled to know the…
Council’s behaviour is like a re-enactment of “Utopia” from the ABC
Forum – Acting CEO of Central Coast Council, Rik Hart, provided a letter to explain the proposed action to remedy the comical situation created by elected councillors and senior Council…
$2.3M may help with EPA fines
Forum – It was with great interest I read in your January 15 edition news of a $2.3M Federal Government grant to local recycling company iQ Renew. The Minister for…
Where are all the masks?
Forum – My wife and myself were in Terrigal on January 4, both diligently wearing face masks, But I was appalled to notice that of the hundreds of people at…
How to vote when both options are objectionable?
Forum – I am objecting to the proposal (re a rate rise) as described in the letter to residents circulated in January 2021. Firstly, I found the letter patronising in…
No taxation without representation
Forum – No taxation without representation is one of the most powerful slogans in history. Yet, here on the Central Coast, an unelected and unaccountable administrator is seeking to impose…
Millions spent making intersection more confusing
Forum – I write in reference to the Chronicle story “Upgraded intersection likely to cause more accidents” (p8 Jan 13). The same thing has happened at the recently built new…
Wyong ratepayers cannot continue to be flogged
Forum – Some time prior to our Council amalgamation, Wyong ratepayers were required to pay a 7.6 percent Special Rate Variation (SRV), inclusive of an ordinary rate increase, on a…
Late rush follows long period of inaction on draft planning documents
Forum – While I appreciate that a great deal of work has gone into the draft LEP and draft DCP and the consideration of submissions, it would seem that it…
Rate rise survey a cheap tactic
Forum – Central Coast Council has asked local residents to take part in community consultation in regards to the upcoming rate rise proposed to help alleviate some of the financial…
Questions for the Administrator
Forum – Central Coast Council has asked local residents to take part in community consultation in regards to the upcoming rate rise proposed to help alleviate some of the financial…
Make financial dealings public
Forum – Give me a break! Central Coast Council is broke and it’s about to come after ratepayers for another 15 per cent in rates; all because of incompetence. Now…